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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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